• Back to School: Sarah Lawrence College

    Sarah Lawrence College 1 Meadway, Bronxville, NY, United States

    Reading and discussion of The Man with No Borders at my old alma mater.

  • Cultural Vistas Gala

    Cultural Vistas Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York, NY, United States

    Honored to be the keynote speaker at the awards gala of Cultural Vistas, a fantastic organization that runs cultural exchanges for some of the world's finest institutions.

  • Bay Area Reading and Signing at Book Passage

    Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Reading in Marin County, Ca., at very cool Book Passage in Corte Madera, Ca. Can't wait - that's my brother Vasco's home turf.

  • The “Cultures Collide” Tour: Understanding the Slam Dance in the Mosh Pit of a Borderless World

    ‘Cultures Collide’ Tour: Understanding the slam-dance in the mosh pit of a borderless world Building 240, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Cultural Vista's talented CEO Jennifer Clinton, teaming up with Hostelling International, have engaged me to start a speaking tour themed "cultures collide," using my three novels as a jumping off point to discuss the immense blessings and real dangers that occur when different cultures bang up against each other. First stop on the tour will […]

  • Soon Appearing in Los Angeles

    Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA, United States

    LA bound to read on Nov. 3rd at the Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse.

  • Private event for Sarah Lawrence College alumni

    Private reading for Sarah Lawrence alumni only Private Event. Address witheld, New York, NY, United States

      An intimate and private reading of The Man with No Borders for Sarah Lawrence College alumni only.

  • The “Cultures Collide” Book Tour: Boston

    CV/Hostelling International 10 Stuart Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Part three of the "Cultures Collide" tour, where I'll be riffing about my novels and what actually happens when cultures rub up against each other, will take place Nov. 21st at Hostelling International's Boston hostel. Co-hosted with Cultural Vistas. Come and join us!

  • SLC Online Discussion of The Man with No Borders

    Sarah Lawrence College: Join us for a special evening with alumnus Richard C. Morais ’81 in a live discussion of his most recent novel The Man With No Borders. In advance of this event, you can read the novel along with Richard.

  • Rainbow Railroad Road to Freedom Literary Festival Jan 12th, 2023, in NYC

    by John Brooksgraphite and colored pencil on paper There are 69 UN Member States where being LGBTQ+ is criminalized, and in 10 of those countries the sentence for same-sex intimacy can be death. Come join me as I host the Road to Freedom Literary Festival at Penn 1 in NYC on Jan 12th, 2023 , […]